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2010 TOYOTA COROLLA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1403758 · 2017-08-27

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
107,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA EXITING A MAJOR INTERSTATE ON 07/07/2017. THE OFF RAMP HAD A VERY SHARP CURVE WHERE I LOST CONTROL (POSSIBLY A FAILURE IN THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM?) AND WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 45MPH. I WENT INTO A SPIN AND THE LEFT REAR OF MY CAR HIT THE GUARDRAIL, SPINNING OUT STILL MY CAR THEN HIT THE GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON CAUSING THE FRONT END TO COLLAPSE INTO THE MOTOR CAVITY. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING BRUISING TO MY SHOULDER AND ABDOMEN AREAS. MY NECK AND BACK WERE INJURED CAUSING ME TO BE IMMOBILE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I HAVE HAD CAT-SCANS AND MRI'S TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT MY INJURIES ARE. I HAVE TO GO TO PAIN MANAGEMENT TO DEAL WITH THE EVERYDAY PAIN AND MY LIFE HAS BEEN AFFECTED GREATLY. I INFORMED TOYOTA ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND THEY SEEMED VERY CONCERNED. THE ARE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE AND SENT OUT A COMPANY CALLED BOSCH TO DOWNLOAD INFORMATION FROM THE CDR BOX. I AM STILL WAITING ON TOYOTA'S ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER AWARE OF THIS RECALL AS I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR PRE-OWNED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OCTOBER OF 2015. I ALSO REPORTED THE AIRBAG LIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ALONG WITH ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, MY PROVIDER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11019974
Machine
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